ERIC Number: EJ1158220
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Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 19
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Factors Influencing Students' Adoption of E-Learning: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Tarhini, Ali; Masa'deh, Ra'ed; Al-Busaidi, Kamla Ali; Mohammed, Ashraf Bany; Maqableh, Mahmoud
Journal of International Education in Business, v10 n2 p164-182 2017
Purpose: This research aims to examine the factors that may hinder or enable the adoption of e-learning systems by university students. Design/methodology/approach: A conceptual framework was developed through extending the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, hedonic motivation, habit, social influence, price value and facilitating conditions) by incorporating two additional factors, namely, trust and self-efficacy. Data were collected from students at two universities in England using a cross-sectional questionnaire survey between January and March 2015. Findings: The results showed that behavioral intention (BI) was significantly influenced by performance expectancy, social influence, habit, hedonic motivation, self-efficacy, effort expectancy and trust, in their order of influencing the strength and explained 70.6 per cent of the variance in behavioral intention. Contrary to expectations, facilitating conditions and price value did not have an influence on behavioral intention. Originality/value: The aforementioned factors are considered critical in explaining technology adoption but, to the best of the authors' knowledge, there has been no study in which all these factors were modeled together. Therefore, this study will contribute to the literature related to social networking adoption by integrating all these variables and the first to be tested in the UK universities.
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Electronic Learning, Performance Factors, Technology Uses in Education, Adoption (Ideas), Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Usability, Student Motivation, Study Habits, Social Influences, Trust (Psychology), Educational Facilities, Cost Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, College Students, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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